Viola frowned as she looked at the piece of meat in her bowl.
"Thanks, but I'm not really eating meat lately," she said, then glanced over at the housekeeper, Courtney. "Could you get me a new bowl, please?"
Lori's eyes immediately welled up with tears, her expression full of hurt. "Viola, are you saying I'm dirty?"
She looked so pitiful that anyone watching would feel bad for her.
Bruno pulled Lori into his arms and glared at Viola, his anger palpable.
"Viola, Lori was lowering herself to make peace with you, and this is how you repay her? Don't push it!"
Rosalyn, equally upset, chimed in angrily, "Viola, this is the Abbott family. Don't be so unreasonable! Apologize to Lori, now!"
Viola let out a bitter laugh.
"There's sauce in that chicken. I'm allergic to the sauce. If I eat it
